The $100 challenge.....

My barrels not bent 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻😂

So straight out the box, or I’m my case, straight over the counter, barrel uncleaned.
Breach face looks nasty, rusty, but should clean up.
Barrel is stright and bore actually dosent look bad. I wouldnt call it shiny, but not bad either. I can at least see all the lands and groves.
First time cocking was horrible, scratchy scraping noises, and a lot harder to cock than I anticipated.
The grip is horrible, the angle of your fingers is almost 45deg away from the trigger, not easy to grip the grip and get ur first index joint to the trigger at the same time 🤔 I might be trying my hand at first time stock carving 😂😂😂 maybe a thumbhole with a 15” LOP 😂😂😂
First pull of the trigger was… interesting.
A firm and constant pull felt the trigger creap back a few mm, I thought well maybe I’ve (firmly) pulled through the first stage. I relaxed my finger to try it again, but the trigger didn’t move 😳, it just stayed right where it was!
Ok. So second pull started where the first left off. Quite heavy, but it did break cleanly.
That initial creep dissapeared and it eased up a little after the first few shots. Still what I feel is on the heavy side, but crisp and knocks the spots off my two Gamos! What a suprise.
And the smoke, looked like an old western movie 😂

First 5 shots at 5m to make sure we are on the board, poi was just about 7mm above poa!
Those first 5 supprised me!
The next 10 shots were at 10m. All over shooting sticks.

Moving back to 10m, and in failing light, with ageing eyes (??? My +1’s have just become +1.5’s) I discovered the front bead and two accompanying green dots cover most of the target I was aiming at 🙈
I will definitely have to find a scope for it (well for me actually).
So far all in all I’m impressed.
Now to give it a througha clean and then next 10 shots @10m. And maybe add a scope 😉








I’ve also decided to change its name.
Green mambas are actually a beautiful bright green. This one is not.
Black mambas are actually a dark grey to olive grey, which this one is. Better name 👍🏻

Pretty basic.

I'm at a bit of a loss as to why you guys want to fire it pre cleaning.
So put it back together, fired 20 shots thru it, still smoked for first few shots. Bit graunchy for first few shots but that stopped pretty quick.
Just shooting at tree 19m away from inside shed. Had 3 ricochet back into shed door (10m from tree) and they hit the door with a whack!
Loud as little gun I recon.
Sight is slightly crooked to right,but was hitting tree trunk everytime. (where I have no idea it was dark outside.)
So I'll lead it in a bit more tomorrow and try a couple of groups with the sig daggers.
Turns out one of the shops I descovered today waiting for mechanic to do his stuff, sells sig, and crossman pellets. I sujested maybe try jsb as Well. Here's hoping.
Oh the trigger, snap pull seemed to work Well, fighting against the spring to find where it released was terrible. Once I strip it to tune it I think I will go powdered graphite for the trigger sear.

Ragerpete, your breach looks very tidy compared to mine

Billbobnz wrote: Righto, I have the day off tomorrow so will do some 10msh*ts again before I clean

Yeah always pays to wipe. What have you been eating to do a 10msh*t.
.surely that's a world.record

Edited by kruzaroad - 24 Aug 2023 at 8:39pm